The number of deer harvested by hunters declined locally this past season, though statewide deer harvest numbers are up. Statewide, 147,000 deer were killed in all of the 2017-2018 archery and firearm seasons, three thousand more deer than were harvested in the 2016-2017 season. Locally, in Bureau, Putnam, and LaSalle Counties, 3,859 deer were killed, a decline of 4% from the 2016-2017 season.
The number of deer killed by youth hunters declined dramatically both statewide and locally. In the 3 day youth deer season, 2,372 deer were harvested this past season, a decline of nearly 30 percent. Locally, 45 deer were harvested in the youth season, a decline of 34 percent.
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